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ND quick out of blocks as election race gets underway officially The election campaign gets underway officially this week, after Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis asked for Parliament to be dissolved ahead of the May 21 vote, and the ruling New Democracy party is hoping to build momentum towards an eventual result that would deliver an outright majority in Parliament.
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SYRIZA's coalition options scrutinised as Tsipras remains focussed on first place The question of whether SYRIZA would be willing to lead a governing coalition if it does not win the May 21 elections is being scrutinised after seemingly contradictory remarks by the left-wing party’s officials.
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On campaign trail, PM promises higher pay as SYRIZA wavers over MEP assault claims Party leaders continued to tour the country outlining their election pledges ahead of what promises to be a close race in just over a month’s time.
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Mitsotakis, Tsipras criss-cross Greece as support for main parties edges up Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras are continuing to criss-cross Greece in a bit to drum up support ahead of the May 21 elections as some voters seem to be moving towards the two main parties.
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Party leaders back on road with rival election pledges after Easter break Following a brief pause for the Easter holidays, Greece’s political parties are getting back into gear for the final month of campaigning before national elections.
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Move to block far-right fuels conflict between ND and SYRIZA Parliament passed on Tuesday the government’s amendment aimed mainly at giving the Supreme Court the right to bar far-right Ellines (Greeks) from participating in the upcoming elections, although the legislation continued to be a sore point in the relations between New Democracy and its main rival SYRIZA.
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SYRIZA sets sights on "progressive coalition" after first ballot The leader of Greece’s main opposition party says he is confident that he can pull together a coalition of “progressive cooperation” after just one round of voting under a proportional representation system.
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Judicial row erupts over election legislation as poll points to ND recovery As Greece enters Holy Week, ahead of the celebration of Christian Orthodox Easter this coming Sunday, the election campaign has been overshadowed by a fresh row over the government’s efforts to tinker with legislation aimed at preventing the far-right Ellines (Greeks) party from taking part in the upcoming ballot.
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Parties hope to set tone as they start unveiling election candidates The main parties have begun announcing their candidates for the upcoming national vote, with ruling New Democracy stressing that it is putting many young hopefuls, who are first-timers in Greek politics, up for election.
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Spotlight on far-right party that might upset election arithmetic With opinion polls failing to predict a clear-cut result in May’s elections, attention has turned to the leadership manoeuvrings of the new far right party Ellines (Greeks), whose entry into Parliament could upset the already complex electoral arithmetic.